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Job Description
Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 173,860.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 83.00
- Currently, there are 105,620 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Dentists, General”.
Also Known As…
- Dentists, General
- Pediatric Dentist
- General Dentist/Owner
- Family Dentist
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
- Dentist/Owner
- Dentist
- Dental Surgery Doctor (DDS)
- Associate Dentist
- Treatment Coordinator
- Public Health Dentist
- Periodontist
- General Dentist
- Endodontist
- Doctor
- Dental Officer
- Dental Intern
Tasks for “General Dentist”
- Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.
- Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
- Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.
- Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
- Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
- Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
- Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
- Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
- Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.
- Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.
- Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
- Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
- Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
- Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
- Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
- Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
- Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment, to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments.
- Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.
- Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
- Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
Related Technology & Tools
- Porcelain crown pliers
- Dental impression trays
- Matrix retainers
- Root canal files
- Scanners
- Endodontic micro-torches
- Autoclaves
- Dental excavators
- Prophylaxis angles
- Metal spatulas
- Air/water syringes
- Composite placing instruments
- Instrument sharpeners
- Endodontic obturating cones
- Dycal instruments
- Root canal barbed broaches
- Masks
- Pulp testers
- Mouth mirrors
- Protective gowns
- Spoons
- Dental wax spatuals
- Rubber dam punches
- High-speed evacuators
- Cement placing instruments
- Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
- Double-end periodontal probes
- Metric calipers
- Bridge removers
- Cotton pliers
- Ultrasonic scaler tips
- High-speed dental handpieces
- Dental condensers
- Desktop computers
- Model trimmers
- Plaster vibrators
- Foot controls
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Extraoral x ray equipment
- Air compressors
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Pointing devices
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- Furcation probes
- Crane picks
- Surgical masks
- Single-end explorers
- Dental wire cutters
- Rubber dam clamps
- Blood pressure monitors
- Double-end explorers
- Capnographs
- Root canal enlargers
- Dental operating lights
- Rongeur forceps
- Gutta percha dispensers
- Angle dental handpieces
- Straight mosquito forceps
- Daylight loader film processing systems
- Tissue retractors
- Broaches
- Biscuspid forceps
- Needle holders
- Periodontal probing devices
- Root canal pluggers
- Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
- Scalpels
- Periodontal elevators
- Towel clamps
- Wiring pliers
- Dental fiberoptic retractors
- Fiberoptic dental mirrors
- Copalite bands
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Amalgam condensers
- Tongue retractors
- Dental electrosurgery devices
- Chemical vapor sterilizers
- Tooth color shade guides
- Cricothyrotomy devices
- High heat sterilizers
- Curved mosquito forceps
- Curved hemostats
- Surgical gloves
- Root elevators
- Dental laboratory plaster traps
- Amalgam retainers
- Cement spatulas
- Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
- Amalgam carriers
- Plaster knives
- Dental lasers
- Dental chairs
- Pretracheal stethoscopes
- Straight dental handpieces
- Surgical scissors
- Angled pliers
- Nitrous oxide administration equipment
- Wire and arch bar scissors
- Tooth-whitening argon lasers
- Periosteal elevators
- Endo excavators
- Chin-length plastic face shields
- Anterior scalers
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
- Digital medical thermometers
- Dental cord packing instruments
- Intraoral microscope systems
- Cross-bar elevators
- Disimpaction forceps
- Articulating paper forceps
- Headsets
- Root tip picks
- Surgical elevators
- Straight elevators
- Band setters
- Dental mallets
- Plastic filling instruments
- Sharpening stones
- Dental margin trimmers
- Dental chisels
- Notebook computers
- Slow-speed dental handpieces
- Crown removers
- Saliva ejectors
- Amalgam wells
- Prophylaxis cups
- Tongue forceps
- Crown splitting forceps
- Dental laboratory lathes
- Periodontal curettes
- Dental syringes
- Spoon excavators
- Awls
- Prophy contra angle head assemblies
- Digital radiographic equipment
- Panoramic x ray equipment
- Straight scissors
- Root canal spreaders
- Dental amalgam carvers
- Turvey maxillary expander
- Single-ended periodontal probes
- Photo-activated disinfection systems
- Laryngeal mask airways LMA
- Periodontal knives
- Prophylaxis brushes
- Surgical handles
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Surgical burs
- Dental x ray protective aprons
- Endodontic pluggers
- Dental mouth props
- Dental air abrasion systems
- Electrically powered dental amalgamators
- Fiberoptic aspirators
- Dental excavating burs
- Dental scissors
- Bone clamps
- Molar forceps
- Pulse oximeters
- Air/water syringe tips
- Periotomes
- Suture scissors
- Dental matrix bands
- Enamel hatchets
- Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
- Automatic film processing systems
- Root canal reamers
- Bite blocks
- Oral evacuation equipment
- Manual film processing systems
- Straight hemostats
- Root canal rasps
- Posterior scalers
- Intraoral printers
- Occlusal force analysis systems
- Thyroid shields
- Tissue forceps
- Visible light curing units
- Apex locators
- Bone files
- Amalgam bands
- Sickles
- Gauze packers
- Safety glasses
- Personal computers
- Gates-Glidden drills
- Crown removing pliers
- Periodontal pocket markers
- Dental drills
- Pluggers
- Eyewash stations
- Thyroid collars
- Dental burnishers
- Ligature instruments
- Intraoral camera systems
- Straight attachments
- Crown scissors
- Bayonet forceps
- Bulb irrigators
- Interproximal carvers
- Contra angle sheaths
- Anterior forceps
- Explorers
- Pedodontic forceps
- Rubber dam frames
- Copalite retainers
- Dental handpieces
- Web browser software
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- Henry Schein EndoVision
- Dental clinical records software
- Word processing software
- DSN Software Oral Surgery-Exec
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- PEB XLDent
- Henry Schein PerioVision
- Accounting software
- ACE Dental
- Practice management software PMS
- ToothPics
- DSN Software Dental-Exec
- Microsoft Excel
- Dental imaging software
- Open Dental
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- Henry Schein Easy Dental
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- AltaPoint Data Systems AltaPoint Dental
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- DSN Software Perio-Exec
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- Windent OMS
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- Spreadsheet software
- Windent SQL
- Dental charting software
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- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
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